Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind: Audiobook
According to The Books Insider's catalog data, the Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind audiobook runs 15 hours unabridged, narrated by Donald C. Johanson (about 10 hours at 1.5× playback speed).
The instrument When will you finish it?
Based on 15 hours of listening.
| Your pace | You'll finish in |
|---|---|
| 30 min / day | 30 days |
| 1 hour / day | 15 days |
| 2 hours / day | 8 days |
| 1 hour / day at 1.5× | 10 days |
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What our data says
- At 15 hours, it runs longer than 93% of the 9,905 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog.
About as long, on the Social Science shelf
577 Social Science audiobooks in our catalog run within 10% of this length. The most popular on the store:
Computed from 409,794 English-language unabridged audiobooks in The Books Insider catalog (store data read November 3, 2026). Lengths are the store's own running times. Methodology.
About this listen
Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind is an audiobook by Maitland Edey and Donald C. Johanson: a 15-hour unabridged recording, read by Donald C. Johanson, released January 21, 2020, on the Social Science and Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction) shelves.
The listen at a glance
- Length
- 15 hrs
- Narrated by
- Donald C. Johanson
- Released
- January 21, 2020
- Format
- Unabridged audiobook
- Language
- English
- Store shelves
- Social Science, Animals & Nature (Non-Fiction)
- ISBN
- 9781094102689
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Start listening freeQuestions listeners ask
How long is the Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind audiobook?
Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind runs 15 hours unabridged. At 1.5× speed that drops to roughly 10 hours.
Is the Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind audiobook free?
Yes, for new listeners: the trial starts you with three free audiobooks.
Who narrates Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind?
Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind is narrated by Donald C. Johanson.
Is Lucy: The Beginnings of Humankind worth listening to at 1.5× speed?
At 1.5× you'd finish in about 10 hours, saving 5 hours.